Steeleye Span - Van diemens land

I ^Aam a girl from England, Susan ^GSummers is me ^Dname For ^Afourteen years transported, was for ^Gtaking of some ^Dgame As ^Afor us wretched females, we ^Gnever see a ^Dman Though there's twenty to one ^Gwoman on Van ^ADie^Gmen's ^ALand

There's ^Apoor Tom Brown from Nottingham, Jack ^GWilliams and poor ^DJoe They were ^Aall daring poachers as the ^Gcountry well does ^Dknow At ^Anight they were trap-ended by the ^Gkeepers out of ^Dhand For fourteen years trans^Gported to Van ^ADie^Gmen's ^ALand

When ^Awe set sail from England, we ^Glanded in the ^Dbay We had ^Arotten straw for bedding, we ^Gdare not to say '^Dnay' Our ^Acots were fenced with wire, we ^Gslumber when we ^Dcan To drive away the ^Gwolves upon Van ^ADie^Gmen's ^ALand

Come ^Em7all you gallant poachers, give ear un^Dto me ^Gsong It ^Ais a bit of good advice, although it is not ^Glong ^Em7Lay by your dog and snare, to you I ^Ddo speak ^Gplain ^CIf you knew the ^Ghardships, you'd never poach aga^Em7in

The ^Afirst day we landed u^Gpon that fatal ^Dshore The ^Aplanters they came flocking round, ^Gtwenty score and ^Dmore They ^Adragged the men like horses and ^Gsold them out of ^Dhand And yoked 'em to the ^Gplough all on Van ^ADie^Gmen's ^ALand

^ASometimes when I'm sleeping, I ^Ghave a pleasant ^Ddream With me ^Adear one I'm sitting down ^Gby some pearling ^Dstream With me ^Afriends telling stories, a^Ground me they all ^Dstand But I wake up broken ^Ghearted on Van ^ADie^Gmen's ^ALand

Come ^Em7all you gallant poachers, give ear un^Dto me ^Gsong It ^Ais a bit of good advice, although it is not ^Glong ^Em7Lay by your dog and snare, to you I ^Ddo speak ^Gplain ^CIf you knew the ^Ghardships, you'd never poach aga^Em7in

^AGod bless our families, like^Gwise that happy ^Dshore That ^Aisle of sweet contentment, that ^Gwe shall see no ^Dmore For a ^Aplanter's bought me freedom, he's ^Gmarried me out of ^Dhand Good usage then I'll ^Ggive him on Van ^ADie^Gmen's ^ALand